Marlin 1894C in 357 - failure to feed from tube mag

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Hi, I have a new Marlin 1894 C and am struggling to get it to feed properly from the tube mag.

I have used a variety of dummy rounds in 38 special and in 357 to test it and they get stuck.

I have to use something to poke the round and get it to move onto the elevator. Once on it loads and ejects normally.

It seems as if there is something not quite right around the area of mouth of the tube mag or in the mechanism that is supposed to move the round out of the mag and onto the elevator.

Not yet taken to the range for life fire testing.

If anyone has had this issue, and knows how to fix it then that would be great.

Prefer not to have to send it in for warranty.
 
Sometimes the screw for the loading gate will loosen off, this can cause ammo to bind up. Make sure that screw is tight
 
Check the screw on the underside of the action as well, if it isn't tight and sucking everything into place the elevator won't allow the next shell to slide onto it. The elevator is what controls the "next shell" entrance to the action from the tube. If the tube allows shells into it, it probably isn't the problem (if they go in they should come out as well). Is the elevator "next shell stop tab" showing below the window provided (bottom front of action) with the action closed?

There may be a burr or maybe even a bit of "over-thickness" on the bottom of the elevator that is not letting it drop enough to let the next round in.
You should be able to see if the "next round" is stopped at the elevator nose easily just by looking down into the action with it open. If you can see the case rim up against the nose then the "tube' isn't the problem. The case rim needs to slide over the elevator nose freely with no binding.

after you do get her to feed properly, a bit of advise on ammo for the Marlin 94's in 38-357....most of them will feed .357 length ammo very well right out of the box but if you want to use .38 SP without "double clutching the lever most every round, you need to seat the slugs at an OAL of 1.515" (crimp will be 1/2 way between grease groove & crimp groove)...every Marlin I have used or worked on feed this length like candy.
 
fingers284 said:
Check the screw on the underside of the action as well, if it isn't tight and sucking everything into place the elevator won't allow the next shell to slide onto it. The elevator is what controls the "next shell" entrance to the action from the tube. If the tube allows shells into it, it probably isn't the problem (if they go in they should come out as well). Is the elevator "next shell stop tab" showing below the window provided (bottom front of action) with the action closed?

There may be a burr or maybe even a bit of "over-thickness" on the bottom of the elevator that is not letting it drop enough to let the next round in.
You should be able to see if the "next round" is stopped at the elevator nose easily just by looking down into the action with it open. If you can see the case rim up against the nose then the "tube' isn't the problem. The case rim needs to slide over the elevator nose freely with no binding.

after you do get her to feed properly, a bit of advise on ammo for the Marlin 94's in 38-357....most of them will feed .357 length ammo very well right out of the box but if you want to use .38 SP without "double clutching the lever most every round, you need to seat the slugs at an OAL of 1.515" (crimp will be 1/2 way between grease groove & crimp groove)...every Marlin I have used or worked on feed this length like candy.
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Thanks for the info, particularly on the re-loads.

Yesterday I ran a bunch of Snaps, 38 & 357, with a lot of "authority", and it started to improve.

Today I shot some 38, Wolf brand, and it was fine.

Seems like it was just very stiff, perhaps with some burrs that needed working out through running it.
 
Radius the lever's finger slot fwd/aft ends in the bolt that cycles the bolt.

Cut the lifter/elevator aft stop back approximately .080"-.090" to allow 357 rounds to cycle w/o dragging the projectile nose....binding the lifter.

Ranger Point Precision in TX manufactures an articulated/jointed coil spring assist extractor & a CNC'd lever w/ more "Gloved" finger clearance that are an improvement to OEM parts.

My year old 1894 38/357 operate smoothly.as it should...now.
 
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